Your Vogue history

CONVERSE ALL STAR - The most iconic sports shoe ever invented, Converse started to cultivate international fame when it introduced the first performance basketball shoe in 1912. In the Fifties, the All Star sneaker became a wardrobe staple of Hollywood stars such as James Dean. The label’s high-top boot and white pumps became the perfect footwear to accompany washed jeans and leather jackets – a look symptomatic of rebellious rock ‘n’ roll cool. Today, the label is still worn as a symbol of grungy cool and is a favourite of Kristen Stewart (who changed into her Converse as soon as she stepped off the red carpet of the Snow White and the Huntsman London premiere in May), Agyness Deyn and Sienna Miller.